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Chigiriki belong to the furi-zue family of weapons (brandishing-sticks), [3] which include any type of stick or staff with a chain attached. It is also one of the shinobi-zue weapons (concealed staffs and canes), which were often hollow and had multiple uses, such as hiding other weapons like shuriken , or as a blow gun or breathing tube. [ 2 ]
Kyoketsu-shoge Kyoketsu-shoge. The kyoketsu-shoge (Japanese: 距跋渉毛, lit. "long-distance wandering hair" [1]) is a double-edged blade, with another curved blade attached near the hilt at a 45–60 degree angle.
The nagamaki was a long sword with a blade that could be 60 cm (24 in) or more and a handle of about equal length to the blade. [3] The blade was single-edged, resembling a naginata blade, but the handle (tsuka) of the nagamaki was not a smooth-surfaced wooden shaft as in the naginata; it was made more like a katana hilt. Even the name ...
Shuriken are simple weapons, but their historical value has increased. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] Unlike the katana and other bladed weapons, antique shuriken are not often well preserved (although some are blackened in ash to prevent corrosion), largely due to their expendable nature.
Various chain weapons were used in feudal Japan.Recognised fighting arts with such weapons include gekigan-jutsu (using a ball and chain), chigiriki-jutsu (using a ball and chain on a short stick), and kusarigama-jutsu (employing a chain-ball-sickle weapon). [1]
The name of the ten-fist sword wielded by Izanagi is given postscripturally as Ame-no-ohabari, otherwise known as Itsu-no-ohabari. [4] In the Kojiki (Conquest of Izumo chapter), the heavenly deities Amaterasu and Takamusubi decreed that either Takemikazuchi or his father Itsu-no-ohabari ("Heaven-Point-Blade-Extended") must be sent down for the ...
People would wield the weapons with both hands to protect their horses against criminals. Another theory is that the kusarigama is based on the tobiguchi , which is a type of axe that had a "stout haft and a short pick-like blade". [1] There is no evidence of the kusarigama being used as a battlefield weapon in mass combat. Swinging its long ...
The Naruto (Japanese: ナルト) manga and anime series features an extensive cast of characters created by Masashi Kishimoto.The series takes place in a fictional universe where countries vie for power by employing ninja who can use special techniques and abilities in combat.